M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
First Semester
English
Elective ENGLISH FOR MASS COMMUNICATION
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Define communication.
2. How does Mass Communication differ from
communication?
3. Mention any two qualities of a reporter.
4. What is the main duty of a reporter.
5. How do you write News Stories?
6. What is a Review?
7. Why should ambiguity be avoided?
8. Give an example of a Headline.
9. Name any two online publications which you know.
10. Where can journalists have professional training?
Sub. Code
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Wk16
Part B X 5 25)
Answer the following choosing either or
11. What are Mass Media?
Or
Which Mass Media do you like? Why?
12. Enlist the theories of Mass communication.
Or
How should an ideal reporter report news?
13. Prepare five questions that you would ask when you
interview a VIP.
Or
Describe feature writing.
14. Bring out the significance of paragraphs in
journalism.
Or
How does Passive Voice Construction help an
editor?
15. Do you like online publications? Why?
Or
How does professional training mould the
journalist?
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Wk16
Part C X 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Explain the theories of communication and their
relevance.
17. Write an essay on the importance of the types of
Reporting.
18. Examine the various features of a Newspaper.
19. What role does language play in Editing?
20. What are the latest trends in journalism?
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